Originally posted by MarkJerling Very much so. I wish they had a bit of a composite solution, like a largely metal top piece with just enough plastic for the GPS signal to work. Certainly, if it was up to me, I'd redesign it with a metal part where the flash mount is, even if the rest of the hump needs to be plastic for the GPS. That thin plastic top. especially around the flash mount, turned out being a rather costly bump for me!
Agreed. Interestingly, my Hasselblad HV (Sony SLT-A99) has an all-magnesium-alloy inner frame and top plate. The GPS unit is located on one side of the camera where there's a big cut-out - covered by the synthetic outer casing - to allow the signal to pass. Obviously it's an SLT camera rather than a DSLR, so the internal layout is considerably different... but I do wonder if Pentax could do something similar, moving the GPS antenna somewhere other than under the top plate or prism housing. I understand why it's positioned there, but given the number of vintage cameras with dinged prism housings, it seems precariously located
Is your K-1II back in your posession now, Mark?